Injury Report
Trainers, veterinarians and grooms do everything in their power to keep horses healthy and sound, but racehorses still get hurt from time to time. The "Injury Report" is essential reading to stay abreast of reports on injuries and setbacks to Visa Triple Crown nominees before making your stable selections. It is especially important in making decisions on the activity status of horses in your stable.Also be sure to check out the print and online editions of Daily Racing Form - "the Horseman's Bible" - to get stakes advances and in-depth backside coverage. Both products are must-have tools that will increase your chances of winning the Kentucky Derby "Road to the Roses" Fantasy Challenge.
Injury reports are listed below with the most recent reports on top. Reports come from an owner, trainer or the media. The source of the report is listed in italics.
Latest Injury Reports:
4.08.2004 - Birdstone - Birdstone was declared out of Saturday's Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) after tests showed an elevated white cell count. Nick Zito still hopes the colt can make the Kentucky Derby. - Keeneland
4.02.2004 - Eurosilver - Trainer Nick Zito reports that there is no way that Eurosilver will run in the Kentucky Derby. Therefore he is off the Derby trail. - Churchill Downs
03.30.2004 - Martin Pedroza - Jockey Martin Pedroza sustained a broken left collarbone Sunday, March 28, in a spill in the Grade 2 Potrero Grande, and will be out of action the remainder of the Santa Anita meet, which ends April 18.
03.30.2004 - Gradepoint - William Farish's Gradepoint, winner of the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), suffered a slab fracture of the right knee after a workout at Churchill Downs Monday in preparation for the Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and will not race again this year, trainer Neil Howard said. -- BloodHorse
03.27.2004 - Eurosilver: Trainer Nick Zito said Buckram Oak Farm's Eurosilver, one of the leading candidates for the Triple Crown events, is being treated for an infection and will miss the April 10 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland. -The BloodHorse
03.24.2004 - Wynn Dot Comma - Wynn Dot Comma, who upset Eurosilver to win the Grade 3 Swale Stakes on March 13 at Gulfstream Park, was euthanized after breaking down during a routine gallop at Calder on Tuesday morning. Wynn Dot Comma had nearly completed his regular gallop around 6:30 a.m. when he apparently took a bad step and broke his right front ankle, according to trainer Marty Wolfson. - Daily Racing Form
03.06.2004 - Master David - Bobby Frankel has declared his colt from the March 13 Florida Derby (GI) after the horse developed a fever on Thursday. Frankel hopes to have the son of Grand Slam back in training in a few days. -- Daily Racing Form
03.02.2004 - Diamond Fury - The $2.7 million 2003 Barretts March two-year-olds in training sale topper is sidelined indefinitely after recently undergoing surgery to remove a bone chip from a knee. Trainer Bob Baffert said he will be out at least 60 days. - Daily Racing Form
2.28.2004 - Polish Rifle - The Steve Asmussen trainee came out of his fourth-place finish in the Risen Star with an injury and has been taken off the Derby trail. - Daily Racing Form
2.26.2004 - Julie Krone - The Hall of Fame jockey has postponed her return to riding indefinitely due to lingering effects from a spill at Hollywood Park on December 12. Krone suffered two fractured ribs and soft tissue damage in the two-horse spill in December. She planned to undergo more medical tests this week. - Thoroughbred Times
2.26.2004 - Silver Wagon - Buckram Oak Farm's Silver Wagon, last year's Hopeful (gr. I) winner who had been scheduled to run in the Florida Derby (gr. I), likely will undergo surgery on both knees, which will keep him out of training for most of the year. - The BloodHorse
2.17.2004 - Julie Krone - The Hall of Fame jockey plans to take at least another week off before returning to the races at the end of the month. Krone said she would exercise horses this week and possibly return to riding in races on the weekend of February 28. - Thoroughbred Times
2.15.2004 - Second Of June - Second of June came out of Saturday's Fountain of Youth with a condylar fracture of a cannon bone and will be sidelined several months. He is off the Derby Trail. - Daily Racing Form
2.11.2004 - Carlos Marquez, Jr. - The jockey who had been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and two broken ribs following a spill at Oaklawn Park on opening weekend, plans to return to riding on Wednesday, February 11. - Daily Racing Form
2.09.2004 - Minister Eric - Trainer Richard Mandella has been working the son of Old Trieste regularly, with six breezes since January 16, for his return to the races. Minister Eric was given some time off due to a slight injury following his second place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. - CDSN
2.09.2004 - Pat Valenzuela - The jockey remains indefinitely suspended pending an appearance before the California stewards. Valenzuela has not ridden since January 22, when he failed to show up for mandatory drug testing. - Daily Racing Form
2.05.2004 - Silver Wagon - Trainer Ralph Ziadie said his colt suffered a stone bruise in his right front foot over the weekend and has not been to the track since Sunday. He was scheduled to run in the Fountain of Youth(GII) on 2/14, but may miss the race. Ziadie said, "We'll take it day by day. We've been treating the foot three times a day and, hopefully he'll be able to return to the track Friday or Saturday. But I don't know if we can still make the Fountain of Youth. We're not going to force the issue. He's too good a horse and it's too long a year to take any chances."
2.05.2004 - Mark Johnston - Jockey Mark Johnston was injured on Wednesday, February 4 in a spill at Turfway Park. Johnston was taken to a local hospital, and stayed in the emergency room overnight, being treated for a broken collarbone since his arrival. There is no indication at this time as to how long he would be sidelined. - Thoroughbred Times
2.05.2004 - Tapit - Citing Tapit's left front shin as less than 100% and his missing a scheduled work at Palm Meadows Training Center over the weekend due to inclement weather in Florida, his connections decided to bypass the 1 1/16-mile Risen Star on February 15 and ship the Kentucky-bred son of Pulpit back to Dickinson's Tapeta Farm in Maryland by Friday, February 6. Owner Winchell Thoroughbreds and trainer Michael Dickinson have decided to train up to either the Louisiana Derby (G2) on March 7 at Fair Grounds or the Florida Derby (G1) on March 13 at Gulfstream Park. - Thoroughbred Times
2.02.2004 - Paddington - Michael Dickinson, trainer of leading Derby contender Tapit, said stablemate Paddington, second to Read the Footnotes in the Nashua Stakes, likely wants no part of a mile and a quarter and is not being considered for the Derby. - Blood-Horse
2.01.2004 - Ruler's Court - Off the Derby trail. The 14-length winner of the Norfolk Stakes is not nominated to the Triple Crown due to injury. - Visa Triple Crown
2.01.2004 - Godolphin Stable/ Saeed bin Suroor - Goldolphin and trainer bin Suroor have not nominated any of their horses to the Visa Triple Crown. A spokesman for the prominent Arab stable said they would consider nominating in the late period, which closes on March 27. - Visa Triple Crown
2.01.2004 - Siphonizer - Not nominated to the Triple Crown. Currently out of training following throat surgery. - Visa Triple Crown
1.29.2004 - Pat Day - Day is recovering from rotator cuff surgery. He was planning on a February 1 return to riding, but now says he will probably postpone that for perhaps as long as another two weeks. - Daily Racing Form
1.29.2004 - Gary Stevens - The three-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey has made a commitment to ride in France for trainer Andre Fabre. Stevens will remain in California through mid-March, ride the Dubai World Cup program in the Middle East on March 27, and then move to France. Stevens may return to the United States to ride in certain races, but how often is not known at this time. - Daily Racing Form
1.24.2004 - Be Gentle - Retired from racing due to a small ankle fracture. - Daily Racing Form
1.24.2004 - Lonnie Meche - The Midwest-based jockey broke his collarbone on Wednesday, January 21, and will be out for six weeks, said his agent, Richie Price. - Daily Racing Form
1.18.2004 - Julie Krone - The Hall of Fame jockey, injured in a spill at Hollywood Park on December, 12, is looking to return to riding in the first week or two of February. - Santa Anita Barn Notes
1.15.2004 - Minister Eric - Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up may be ready to run in the first half of March, trainer Richard Mandella said. "Where and exactly what I don't know. When he's ready we'll find something." - Santa Anita Barn Notes